Love
Love verb - To hold dear.
Usurp
Usurp verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Frozen: Prince Hans is a villain who intends to kill Elsa and Anna to usurp the throne and acts manipulative to Anna making her fall in love with him.
Source: Mind Game Ship -
The Heretic likewise wants to usurp his father, his brother so as to earn his mother's love.
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Andy, first when Andy attempted to usurp Dwight's position as Michael's favorite and later when both got involved in a love triangle with Angela.
Source: Sitcom Arch-Nemesis
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